Washington DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Subcommittee, joined House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), to demand that U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth explain why he expects taxpayers to pay for a $50,000 ‘emergency’ paint job on his furnished government […]
“Education, understanding and strengthening relationships with other communities is critical to advancing Jewish community priorities. With antisemitism reaching record levels in the United States, it is more important than ever before that Jewish Members of Congress have a formal Caucus to represent the unique perspective of the Jewish American community,” said Founder Wasserman Schultz. “I […]
Washington D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) and Darren Soto (FL-9) led several Democratic colleagues in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem denouncing the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to abandon the extension of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Venezuela established under the Biden Administration earlier this month. […]
Washington DC – Today, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) released the following statement on the Inauguration of President Donald Trump:“While I opposed the man who was sworn in and disagree with many of the despicable things that he said and plans to do today, I have deep respect for the office of the presidency. Therefore, I […]
Washington DC – Today, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) released the following statement on the hostage deal and ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas:“My heart is full of hope for the relief that is about to arrive for hundreds of Israeli family members and the people of Israel, who have waited 15 months for this day. […]
Washington DC – Today, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) released the following statement on the Biden Administration removing the Cuban Communist regime’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism:“President Biden has a strong record of foreign policy accomplishments that have made our country and world safer. A crucial component of his legacy will be his efforts […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), co-chair of the Congressional Venezuela Democracy Caucus, and María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, re-introduced the bipartisan Revoke Exemptions for Venezuelan Oil to Curb Autocratic Repression Act, or REVOCAR Act, to prohibit new and existing licenses for companies to transact with Venezuela’s state oil […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representatives Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) released the following statements after their PROTECT Our Children Act, which would reauthorize and modernize the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program, passed the Senate:“For decades, the Internet Crimes […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) and Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement on Amnesty International’s recent report on Israel:“Amnesty International’s report relies on fraudulently attributing genocidal intent to Israeli officials and the Israeli people at large. The argument rests entirely on a politically driven revisionist definition of what constitutes a genocide, breaking with internationally accepted standards to […]
Washington DC – Today, U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) and Scott Franklin (FL-18) led 10 of their Florida colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging Congress to include funds to modernize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) hurricane hunter aircraft fleet in any upcoming emergency disaster relief supplemental package. “With increasingly severe hurricane seasons, communities across the nation are relying more than ever on […]